to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
as you see; as you can see
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
work-in-progress; working state
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
to find out; to discover; to locate
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
preference; priority; precedence
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
naturally; of course; understandably
enumeration; citation; listing
since one was born; (in) all one's life
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
contradiction; inconsistency
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking